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Durham, The Culture County
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Live Music Nights at South Causey Inn
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Music Event
Stanley
Sit with us and enjoy live music every Friday, where we welcome a brilliant mix of local musicians from all across the North East to our cosy indoor bar - with a roaring log-burning fire.
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- 14 Nov 2025to11 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
South Causey Monthly Dog Walk
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Dog-Friendly
Stanley
Join the South Causey Dog Walking Club every 1st Saturday of the month at 10 am for a picturesque stroll through the beautiful Beamish Valley.
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- 1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Archaeology ‘Open Lab’ - an Auckland Project Exhibition
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Exhibition
Bishop Auckland
Archaeologists uncovering the hidden history of Auckland Palace are inviting the public behind the scenes as historic finds from eight years of excavations are analysed in a new ‘open laboratory’ in Bishop Auckland town centre. Fridays weekly…
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- 16 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Fireside Afternoon Tea and Waterfall Walk at High Force
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Food Events
Forest-in-Teesdale, Durham
Monday - Saturday Celebrate in the heart of Upper Teesdale with our cosy Fireside Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel.
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- 23 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
Room on the Broom Trail at Hamsterley Forest
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October Half Term
Bedburn , Hamsterley Forest
This interactive family trail is packed with Room on the Broom themed activities, fascinating forest facts and plenty of hands-on fun.
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- 28 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
Stay and Play at High Force Hotel and Barnard Castle Golf Club
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Golf Events
Forest-in-Teesdale,
Nestled in the stunning countryside of Teesdale, Barnard Castle Golf Club offers an unforgettable golfing experience in the heart of the North East.
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- 18 Apr 2026to31 Dec 2026
Extinction - Ushaw, Historic Houses, Chapels and Gardens
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Summer Event
Bearpark, Durham
Extinction affects us all and one in ten of our wildlife in the UK is critically endangered. Scientists have identified five periods of mass extinction over the geological record and the question is now being asked: are we in a sixth? The exhibition…
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- 20 June 2026to8 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
Norman Cornish: A Life in Sketchbooks - The Bowes Museum
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
Step inside the working imagination of Norman Cornish in this intimate exhibition, bringing together finished drawings, paintings and watercolours alongside the preparatory sketches that shaped them.
Dates
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- 27 June 2026to3 Jan 2027
Discover Big Library - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
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Historical
Durham
Experience the Big Library on the first Friday of every month (July-Dec 2026) as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of one of Britain’s most extraordinary historic libraries.
Dates
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- 3 July 2026to4 Dec 2026
Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum
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Exhibition
Bishop Auckland
A courageous man and his ‘naughtily translated’ book
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- 15 July 2026to31 Dec 2026Open 10:30 - 16:00
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light - The Light
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Exhibition
Durham
This major exhibition brings together groundbreaking works by a diverse group of international artists who explore light in innovative and unexpected ways.
Venue
Dates
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- 22 Aug 2026to17 Jan 2027
We Are The Durhams: The Durham Light Infantry
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Exhibition
Durham
Discover the history of the Durham Light Infantry and the remarkable life stories of "The Durhams" from 1758 to today in this bold new permanent exhibition at The Light.
Dates
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- 22 Aug 2026to31 Dec 2026
Thursday Evenings at The Light
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Workshop
Aykley Heads, Durham
Regular events for curious minds and creative hands every Thursday from 5.00pm to 8.00pm. A new weekly programme of events making Thursday evenings at The Light a regular fixture in Durham's cultural calendar.
Venue
Dates
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- 3 Sept 2026to3 Sept 2027Various Opening Times
Altar to Fortuna Redux from Binchester
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Exhibition
Bishop Auckland
Discover an 1,750 year old Roman altar in Gallery 1 at the Faith Museum. Dedicated around AD 275 to Fortuna Redux, goddess of safe homecomings, by a retired military architect from Binchester Roman Fort, this artifact offers a captivating glimpse…
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- 23 Sept 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum is a major partnership between The Bowes Museum and the Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux (MuMa), Le Havre.
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- 26 Sept 2026to14 Mar 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
After Dark - The Light
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Arts & Crafts
Aykley Heads, Durham
Art. Music. Drinks. Late. First Friday every month starting 2 October 2026.
Venue
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- 2 Oct 2026to4 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Breaking the Mould: Japanese Ceramics from the Hyatt King Collection
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Exhibition
Durham
Explore more than 250 years of Japanese ceramic art. Generously donated to the Oriental Museum in 2016 by collectors David and Anne Hyatt King, the Hyatt King collection comprises more than 2,000 ceramics spanning the eighteenth to the twentieth…
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- 2 Oct 2026to1 June 2027Open 11:00 - 16:00
Wellies, Wildlife & Autumn Fun Trail - October Half Term 2026 - Crook Hall Gardens
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October Half Term
Durham
Autumn has arrived! Leaves are falling, and the gardens are changing from bright green to lovely gold, orange, and brown.
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- 17 Oct 2026to8 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
Friends Christmas Concert
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Christmas and New Year
Durham City
Join us for our Annual Christmas Concert. Celebrate the festive season at our Friends' Christmas Concert with Durham Cathedral Young Singers, Rock Choir North East and the Consett Citadel Salvation Army Band.
Dates
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- 28 Oct 2026to10 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
Land-Shaping Legacies
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
Land Shaping-Legacies explores how artists, collectors, curators and communities have shaped the way we see County Durham and the surrounding region. Bringing together prints, paintings, ceramics, everyday objects and co-created community works, the…
Venue
Dates
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- 3 Nov 2026to1 Apr 2027Open 10:30 - 16:00
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